diff --git a/example.py b/example.py
index 44457ea..c5bf10f 100644
--- a/example.py
+++ b/example.py
@@ -42,7 +42,10 @@ def mon(client, device_id):
                 data = mon.poll()
                 if data:
                     try:
-                        res = mon.decode_json(data)
+                        if model.monitor_type == 1:
+                            res = model.decode_monitor_binary(data)
+                        else:
+                            res = mon.decode_json(data)
                     except ValueError:
                         print('status data: {!r}'.format(data))
                     else:
diff --git a/wideq.py b/wideq.py
index e3bf450..c998247 100644
--- a/wideq.py
+++ b/wideq.py
@@ -679,6 +679,28 @@ class ModelInfo(object):
         options = self.value(key).options
         return options[value]
 
+    @property
+    def monitor_type(self):
+        """Get type of monitoring return data.
+        """
+
+        if self.data['Monitoring']['type'] == 'BINARY(BYTE)':
+            return 1
+        else:
+            return 0
+
+    def decode_monitor_binary(self, data):
+        """Decode binary encoded status data.
+        """
+
+        decoded = {}
+        for item in self.data['Monitoring']['protocol']:
+            key = item['value']
+            value = 0
+            for i in range(item['startByte'], item['startByte'] + item['length']):
+                value = value * 256 + data[i - 1]
+            decoded[key] = str(value)
+        return decoded
 
 class Device(object):
     """A higher-level interface to a specific device.